tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69939582015-03-03T12:00:05.817+02:00life liberty happinessthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05362291064620569539noreply@blogger.comBlogger377125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6993958.post-6081464409007834412015-02-19T13:37:00.003+02:002015-02-19T13:50:52.141+02:00The Drake album reviewIt ought to be a crime: interrupting the hum of real life with humdrum - Pills and Potions, fake ass breaking the internet, stealth music or music-video album releases. A decade-and-a-half ago, three black girls sang terrible compositions terribly and became famous for their efforts. One of them became so rich and famous that poor musical taste became a genre, and now the copycats...please, thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05362291064620569539noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6993958.post-83260981049469133782015-02-14T15:44:00.001+02:002015-02-14T15:47:45.521+02:00Valentine's Day / T'Ekiti EasyMe show her the power - Jesse Jagz
Prick no get shoulder - Brymo Olawale
Be careful and think it twice before you choose to use your device - Tuface
@owolabz #ElloBae #ElloBaeChallenge #MessageToBae
A video posted by Falz TheBahdGuy (@falzthebahdguy) on Feb 5, 2015 at 1:40pm PST
Happy Valentine's Day, kids :)
#Repost from @pearl_whyte #ElloBae #ElloBaeChallenge #MessageToBae thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05362291064620569539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6993958.post-37568085545338580132015-02-05T14:02:00.000+02:002015-02-06T21:59:06.028+02:00Lift every voice and sing - Ms Williams (Serena the Great) returns to that tournament.Source: Serena Takes A New Stand, by Steve Tignor for Tennis.com
“You don’t make these stands to accomplish a specific goal, I’ve come to realize. You make them because they’re right. You make them because you wouldn’t be here if someone didn’t make them for you, long before you were even born. You make them because somewhere, some little girl might be watching.”
“I look at pictures of me from thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05362291064620569539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6993958.post-46353404312294880212015-01-26T18:36:00.002+02:002015-01-26T18:37:40.125+02:00The power of imagination
1. There is no spoon (in The Matrix)
2. When I need you, I just close my eyes and I'm with you, and all that I so want to give you is only a heartbeat away. (in When I need you, by Celine Dion, others)
3. Now, as always, reach out your hand. I have so much to tell you. (in my poem: A Free White Man)
4. Yuval Harari's lectures on imagined realities (A Brief History of Humankind)
thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05362291064620569539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6993958.post-31014821519541563382015-01-17T06:35:00.002+02:002015-01-20T12:21:31.470+02:00Oh crap, I'm a dude with tits and assDid this quiz yesterday.
and again just now
Try it too and comment.
Advertisement: Download ###Three Sisters, novel #1 here###thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05362291064620569539noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6993958.post-81966553876529864452015-01-02T03:25:00.000+02:002015-01-02T03:25:37.723+02:00Three Sistersnovel number one here.
https://www.amazon.com/clouddrive/share/3hVYeAPygZwJZPin-l7edwbzWEnIqjQJHVT7vzQmvlMthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05362291064620569539noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6993958.post-77321697431251587922014-12-28T21:23:00.000+02:002014-12-28T21:37:41.123+02:00My top five music+video experiences of 2014
1. The Search, by Jesse Jagz ft. Jumar, Dugod, ...
This, simply, is what it should be.
2. Pluto (Remember You), by DJ Clock ft. Beatenberg
I believe in the beat. Listen to this. Bliss.
3. Dark Horse, by Katy Perry ft. some dude (Juicy J.)
Technicolour grandeur.
4. Deaf, by Eva Alordiah
Attitude and everything.
5. Bound 2, by Kanye West ft. Kim Kardashian
Stark. Honest.
thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05362291064620569539noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6993958.post-81316713042418359732014-12-16T18:54:00.001+02:002014-12-16T18:54:32.160+02:00The hurry-marry thing
Let's be honest:
the monogamy clause - not gonna happen.
the for-life thing - God knows the future.
So why are we wearing funny dresses swearing stuff?
Everybody #slowitdown.
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Thank you. thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05362291064620569539noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6993958.post-26242469237292423322014-12-15T09:01:00.000+02:002014-12-15T09:01:09.201+02:00One-word astrology: An over-simple guide to behaviour<!--[if gte mso 9]>
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The Signs
Their Pros
And Cons
Capricorn
Classy
Cold
Taurus
Steady
Stubborn
thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05362291064620569539noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6993958.post-45057527946070928302014-12-10T17:58:00.004+02:002014-12-10T23:00:39.087+02:00Jigsaw daysI just spent upwards of 24 of the last 48 hours doing this:
Time to sleeeep.
It looks like I averaged over 1 1/2 minutes per piece, which seems slow, until you try it. Menn, it was fiendishly hard, and I'm so glad it was :) Next time (not soon) I'll go for 1000 mins or less.
Advertisement: Read my books. thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05362291064620569539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6993958.post-39145855618622211942014-11-21T14:32:00.002+02:002014-11-21T14:32:26.633+02:00Tomorrow, JupiterLooking forward to the shift
from intense to lucky, all of a sudden.
Everything's a sign of my astrology
- Rufus Wainwright, in Pretty Things
Advertisement: Read my books.thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05362291064620569539noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6993958.post-55062181264088765062014-11-12T12:04:00.000+02:002014-11-12T12:24:18.377+02:00The Jesse Jagz oeuvre in four home-made albumsJesse Jagz is one of my favourite musicians in the world.
He is called 'The Greatest' - how those rap monikers stick - and that name works fine, but each of his albums, even the first, makes you want to also crown him 'The Genius' for the beauty, breadth and inventiveness of his sounds.
a: Jag of All Tradez
My critique is that sometimes the albums are too good, too diverse, and fail to hammerthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05362291064620569539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6993958.post-7587490638091310462014-10-31T09:50:00.001+02:002014-10-31T09:55:59.938+02:00Monsters, for HalloweenAll Saints' Day, a Christian/Catholic festival for bonding with the dead, comes up on November 1. The night before is Halloween, also called All Saints' Eve or All Hallow's Eve.
In other traditions too, there are explicit festivals, opportunities to make friends, or at least make peace, with death.
Two models I know of for rationalizing death as life:
Reincarnation, that is, the ancestors thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05362291064620569539noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6993958.post-28505617587900825682014-10-20T11:45:00.002+02:002014-10-23T01:20:16.268+02:00Mars, Venus, and meaning.1.
Boys are funny.
Girls be so serious.
Saith I, in the silence of my room. Woah, I am practically a philosopher, like Osisiye here.
2.
Bob and Weave.
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thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05362291064620569539noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6993958.post-82008430181291363222014-10-08T07:48:00.001+02:002014-10-08T07:51:39.420+02:00Midnight PlayList - the sweetest albumsJust now?
Fire of Zamani, by Ice Prince
and then
Open Doors, by Nosa
But I could easily add
Merchants, Dealers, and Slaves, by Brymo
Anytime Soon, by Ajebutter22
So lucky, so lucky to have all this music...an embarrassment of riches, really, because there's also Baddo and the best album ever; The Girls like J'Odie, Ibiyemi, Asa, Nneka; Yoruba brother 9ice and Igbo brother Flavour; thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05362291064620569539noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6993958.post-75712392377416641592014-10-04T10:34:00.000+02:002014-10-04T10:34:27.711+02:00Cleaner and saner in LagosTo combat the congestion and pollution problems of cities,
"Walking and bicycling will become more important technologies of the 21st century."
- Jeffrey Sachs in Lecture 1.5 of The Age of Sustainable Development, a free online course.
Ok, maybe not this
Advertisement: Read my books.thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05362291064620569539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6993958.post-947693851728200072014-09-28T11:04:00.002+02:002014-09-28T11:04:40.744+02:00Lyrics: The Case, by Jesse Jagz featuring Show Dem CampOne of the best rap songs ever, lyrically.
The Case
But can't find the lyrics online months after the release.
Your assignment: Dump the full lyrics in the comments section, or just transcribe short sections and I'll assemble them. Thank you. Bless you. Don't make me have to do it all myself ;)
Advertisement: Read my books.thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05362291064620569539noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6993958.post-46998748946979950422014-09-22T11:46:00.002+03:002014-10-08T08:16:01.613+02:00On beauty as required, or desired, of the femaleLast week I was explaining about my hair, and ended up with
"my idea of beauty is this natural thing" and
"I am hot" and
"I want to be healthy [and strong] more than I want to be pretty" and
"I'm also lazy" because he'd asked if it was just laziness. Well yeah, who wants to spend any time or energy on hair? Do you? and
"I've always hated the whole salon thing, the process, AND [especially] the thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05362291064620569539noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6993958.post-42171529702839804272014-09-04T11:23:00.000+03:002014-09-04T12:10:18.951+03:00Heat
Seyi Shay - Murda:
Would call this a summer jam but it's always sexy summer in Nigeria.
Eva - Lights Out:
Girl be speaking up for us.
Victoria Kimani - Prokoto:
Oh Queen Victoria, who cares if that's Zulu, Yoruba, or freakin' Xhosa...
It's Swahili :)
Advertisement: Read my books.thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05362291064620569539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6993958.post-81391413417910656292014-08-31T11:58:00.000+03:002014-09-01T22:00:36.324+03:00Graffiti update: now a cow moos in my roomLittle children had it right all along: crayon BELONGS ON THE WALL. I did most of this one on Friday under the influence of three rounds of Show Dem Camp's Clone Wars 2 album.
It's like a cow (Taurus chic) in paradise,
there's gold and food and sand and sea,
butterflies and flowers and bamboo/palm
and spiralling curvy things everywhere
Remember the humble beginning? I told you I was going tothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05362291064620569539noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6993958.post-28948539485535321722014-08-31T10:29:00.001+03:002014-08-31T12:14:27.833+03:00slave, a slave to a dream.Deep down what I want is:
for everybody (well, more people) to read and/or watch the Richard Wilbur translation of The Misanthrope (how many times - in 10 years - will I read this and laugh like a fool?) Buy.
for like a million people to read Three Sisters or whatever I'm calling this novel (watch this space)
for my city to be in compact, efficient, rational, gorgeous form (I imagine 'thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05362291064620569539noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6993958.post-87427343084460626642014-08-21T19:52:00.001+03:002014-08-21T20:12:25.854+03:00The song that doesn't end
:) It's Lamb Chops Play Along :)
How I loved this song, still do. thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05362291064620569539noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6993958.post-17714893175475603362014-08-13T15:16:00.002+03:002014-08-13T15:23:08.167+03:00The sun shines in my roomLook what I did with wax crayons on a newly re-plastered (long story, water-damage) wall.
I'd been itching to paint surfaces larger than my A4 sketch paper.
Then came the rough wall-finish in my room and the need to disguise it.
So I grabbed my long-idle pack of kiddie crayons and started to scribble
First some purple, then some blue, and - why not? - some sun rays.
Detail: sun
Hey, why not thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05362291064620569539noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6993958.post-48010943312149743182014-08-05T16:57:00.003+03:002014-08-05T17:04:40.398+03:00Now I have to live without 43ThingsI am sad to announce that this site, which has been my friend for a decade, is now to close down. On 43things.com , you could list and track up to 43 open goals of yours - sleep more, learn French, kiss in the rain, or whatever.
It allowed journal-style entries, with replies, pictures, comments, and a host of meta features - you could mark the goal as done, or postpone it, or even give up. thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05362291064620569539noreply@blogger.com4